Arrival Adjustment Strategies using the following

• Understand that initially, there are likely to be uncertainties and confusion. Imagine how a local resident might react to living in your country.
  

• Observe how people in your new environment act in situations that are confusing to you. Try to understand what they believe and why they behave as they do. Avoid judging things as either right or wrong; regard them as being merely different.
  

• Remember the ways you have been able to reduce stress in difficult situations in the past and consider applying those methods in your present circumstances. For example, you might take a long walk, go to see a movie, or write a letter or chat to a close friend or relative. Try to see the humour in confusing situations that you encounter; laughter is often the best "medicine."

• Accept the difficult challenge of learning to study and live in a new cultural setting. Believe that you can learn the skills to make a satisfactory transition. Gradually try to apply some of the skills you are learning.
  

• Recognise the advantages of living in two different cultures. Meeting people whose cultural backgrounds are not the same as yours can enrich your life. Consider sharing your time with different people. Think about how you can help local students learn how people from your country believe and act.
  

• Acknowledge your progress in adjusting to the new culture. Think of all that you have learned since the day you arrived. Recognise that, like other people who have lived in an unfamiliar country, you can and will make a successful adjustment to the other culture